President Donald Trump signed pardons for 11 people on Friday, according to a White House official. Nine of those pardoned had been convicted of violating the Clean Air Act by altering or disabling the emissions control systems on trucks.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform to highlight six of the men, characterizing their prosecutions — which took place during President Joe Biden’s administration — as punishment for simply “fixing their car.”
The move comes as Trump’s administration has already taken significant steps to roll back environmental regulations. Earlier this year, in February, the administration reversed a scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health, and it also did away with federal emissions standards governing tailpipe pollution from cars and trucks.
Among the others receiving pardons on Friday was Adam Kinan, who serves as vice chairman of the Staffing Advisory Group. Kinan had been sentenced to prison back in 2006 alongside his business partner, Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, after both were convicted of wire fraud.
